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(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 01088) Overseas Regulatory Announcement

The board of directors and all directors of China Shenhua Energy Company Limited guarantee that the information set out in this announcement does not contain any false statements, misleading representations or material omissions, and severally and jointly accept responsibility as to the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the content herein.
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

On 9 January 2012, China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (the "Company") issued the Announcement on Increase of Shareholding in the Company by the Controlling Shareholder, pursuant to which, Shenhua Group Corporation Limited ("Shenhua Group"), the controlling shareholder of the Company, initially increased its shareholding in the Company on 9 January 2012, and intended to continue to increase its holding of A shares in the Company in its own name via the secondary market in an aggregated amount not exceeding 2% of the total issued shares of the Company (the "Shareholding Increase Plan") from that date up to 31 December 2012.
As of 31 December 2012, the Shareholding Increase Plan has been implemented as follows: Shenhua Group increased its shareholding in the Company by up to an aggregated number of 10,808,605 A shares via the trading system of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Shenhua Group aggregately held
14,511,037,955 A shares of the Company prior to the implementation of the Shareholding Increase Plan, representing 72.96% of the total issued shares of the Company. Following the implementation of the Shareholding Increase Plan, Shenhua Group is holding a total of 14,521,846,560 A shares of the Company, representing 73.01% of the total issued shares of the Company.
Shenhua Group strictly performed its non-disposal undertaking in respect of its shareholding in the
Company during the period of the implementation of the Shareholding Increase Plan.
By order of the Board

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited Huang Qing

Secretary to the Board of Directors

Beijing, 3 January 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors comprises the following: Dr. Zhang Xiwu, Dr. Zhang Yuzhuo, Dr. Ling Wen and Mr. Han Jianguo as executive directors, Mr. Kong Dong and Mr. Chen Hongsheng as non-executive directors, and Ms. Fan Hsu Lai Tai, Mr. Gong Huazhang and Mr. Guo Peizhang as independent non-executive directors.

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